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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
sires of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and by His direction he wrote two books named  Lalita-mādhava  and  Vidagdha-mādhava . Lord Caitanya desired the two brothers, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Rūpa Gosvāmī, to publish many books in support of the Vaiṣṇava religion. When Sanātana Gosvāmī met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord advised him also to go to Vṛndāvana.
Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī is described in the  Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā  (181). He was formerly known as Rati-mañjarī or sometimes Labaṅga-mañjarī. In the  Bhakti-ratnākara  it is stated that his spiritual master, Vidyāvācaspati, sometimes stayed in the village of Rāmakeli, and Sanātana Gosvāmī studied all the Vedic literature from him. He was so devoted to his spiritual master that this cannot be described. According to the Vedic system, if someone sees a Mohammedan he must perform rituals to atone for the meeting. Sanātana Gosvāmī always associated with Mohammedan kings. Not giving much attention to the Vedic injunctions, he used to visit the houses of Mohammedan kings, and thus he considered himself to have been converted into a Mohammedan. He was therefore always very humble and meek. When Sanātana Gosvāmī presented himself before Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he admitted, "I am always in association with lower class people, and my behavior is therefore very abominable." He actually belonged to a respectable  brāhmaṇa  family, but because he considered his behavior to be abominable, he did not try to place himself among the  brāhmaṇas  but always remained among people of the lower castes. He wrote  Hari-bhakti-vilāsa  and  Vaiṣṇava-toṣaṇī , which is a commentary on the Tenth Canto of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . In the year 1476  śakābda  he completed the  Bṛhad-vaiṣṇava-toṣaṇī  commentary on  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . In the year 1504  śakābda  he finished the  Laghu-toṣaṇī .
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught his principles through four chief followers. Among them, Rāmānanda Rāya is exceptional, for through him the Lord taught how a devotee can completely vanquish the power of Cupid. By Cupid's power, as soon as one sees a beautiful woman he is conquered by her beauty. Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya vanquished Cupid's pride because in the  Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka  he personally directed extremely beautiful young girls in dancing, but he was never affected by their youthful beauty. Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya personally bathed these girls, touching them and washing them with his own hands, yet he remained calm and passionless, as a great devotee should be. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu certified that this was possible only for Rāmānanda Rāya. Similarly, Dāmodara Paṇḍita was notable for his objectivity as a critic. He did not even spare Caitanya Mahāprabhu from his criticism. This also cannot be imitated by anyone else. Haridāsa Thākura is exceptional for his forbearance because although he was beaten with canes in twenty-two marketplaces, nevertheless he was tolerant. Similarly, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, although he belonged to a most respectable  brāhmaṇa  family, was exceptional for his humility and meekness.
In the  Madhya-līlā , Chapter Nineteen, the device adopted by Sanātana Gosvāmī to get free from the government service is described. He served a notice of sickness to the Nawab, the Moslem governer, but actually he was studying  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  with  brāhmaṇas  at home. The Nawab received information of this through a royal physician, and he immediately went to see Sanātana Gosvāmī to uncover his inten-